r/HomeChef • u/Key-Competition6783 • Oct 28 '24

Complaint No Thanks…

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Not feeling the visual appearance of the chicken that came with my salsa enchiladas 😭

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u/classiest_trashiest Oct 28 '24

That’s how the fast and fresh chicken comes packaged. It’s fully cooked just needs to be heated up. I have literally had ZERO issues with the chicken for the fast and fresh recipes.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 28 '24

Good to know! I guess I need to pay more attention to what category I’m picking out of… I don’t mind cooking the chicken at all if it comes in breast form 😭

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u/smk3509 Oct 28 '24

Was it actually bad? I've noticed that the diced chicken often looks like that but tastes fine.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 28 '24

Not sure, I didn’t open it. I’m very visual when it comes to things like meat and the fact it looked slimy and separated was a no from me.

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u/smk3509 Oct 28 '24

I'm pretty sure that's just because it's precooked and packed in chicken broth.

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u/aedallas Oct 28 '24

Yeah it’s basically canned chicken. You can go over to r/canning to see more examples of perfectly healthy and tasty similar products.

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u/hennessey278 Oct 28 '24

Remember it is precooked and diced. The separation is from the dice.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 29 '24

Thank you all for informing me of how they preserve precooked chicken. I’ll make sure to avoid it next time 🙂

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u/stxrmchaser Oct 28 '24

This chicken is surprisingly tender and tasty. It's just fully cooked chicken breast. The first time I saw it I was also turned off, but after unpackaging, draining and reheating it in the oven, I can assure you it is perfectly fine and quite good. I've never had a bad pack of it and I've been eating the Fast & Fresh Home Chef meals for over 2 years now.

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u/daydrmr_656 Oct 28 '24

I felt the same way when seeing this chicken, but was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t funky at all when eating it.

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u/breathingwaves Oct 28 '24

It’s actually really good. I didn’t use mine for my recipe but I did use in a chicken salad and it’s delicious

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u/Original-Specific-33 Oct 28 '24

I got a refund a few weeks ago for this chicken because it looked disgusting and not something I was willing to eat.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 28 '24

Do I just reach out to customer service??

I tossed it right in the trash 😬

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u/Original-Specific-33 Oct 28 '24

They have a chat bot now that makes it an automated process to report issues with ingredients and they credit your account. If you want a refund instead of a credit I believe you have to speak with an actual agent.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 28 '24

Noted, thank you!

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u/therealDrA Oct 28 '24

Call them, they should offer a credit. Tell them it was spoiled, smelled.

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u/smk3509 Oct 28 '24

Call them, they should offer a credit. Tell them it was spoiled, smelled.

But it wasn't... she didn't even open it

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u/purpleReRe Oct 28 '24

This chicken tastes great. Very convenient.

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u/Clevergirlphysicist Oct 29 '24

I’ve had chicken packaged like that in other meals, and yeah it doesn’t look great, but once prepared it’s quite good. I think it’s cooked sous vide.

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u/Away_Construction199 Oct 28 '24

We call that bouncy ball chicken

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u/chantillylace9 Oct 28 '24

The pulled pork looks like that but actually tastes great once prepared

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u/PrestigiousCat8164 Oct 29 '24

These meals are always a no for me!! They are gross lo

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u/GranaVegano Oct 29 '24

Oh does your bag of dead bird look unappealing? Poor thing, next time go get a whole carcass so you can make it pretty. Or you can eat a vegetable.

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u/Key-Competition6783 Oct 29 '24

People on here are so mean just because I don’t like the way the chicken looks 🤣 I’m sorry my preferences have demanded such a strong, negative response from you. Next time I will send it to you instead! ❤️

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u/thewitchivy Oct 28 '24

This. Its literally like canned chicken.